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1976

January 4
  • The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, entitled Twister, Bull from the Sky. [501.576]
January 9
  • The Disneyana Shop opens on Main Street at Disneyland. [228.133] [1300.130] (1974 [1230.30])
January 11
  • The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper, part one. [232.48] [501.609]
January
  • Dole Pineapple begins sponsoring the Enchanted Tiki Room at Disneyland. [228.164]
January 18
  • The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper, part two. [232.48] [501.609]
(month unknown)
  • In the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California, the "Mouse-O-Rail" debuts, a lead unit of the Mark II series monorails, formerly used at Disneyland. [328.298]
February 11
  • Buena Vista releases the live-action feature film No Deposit, No Return to theaters. [23] [49.276] [80.10] [111.323] [228.360] [370.313] [379.252]
February 14
  • The NBC TV network airs NBC All-Disney Night at the Movies featuring Old Yeller, A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood, and Pecos Bill. [388.139]
February 29
  • The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring The Survival of Sam the Pelican. [501.532]
March 2
  • Walt Disney World welcomes its 50-millionth guest, Susan Brummer. [119.34] [501.596]
March 14
  • The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring The Flight of the Grey Wolf, part one. [228.187]
  • The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring The Flight of the Grey Wolf, part two. [228.187]
March 26
  • Disney generally releases the live-action feature film Ride A Wild Pony to theaters in the US. [23] [49.276] [80.140] [370.313] [501.471] (April [111.324])
April 3
  • The TV special America on Parade airs. [1378.27]
April 30
  • Milt Kahl retires from the Disney Company. He worked on animation for 22 Disney short film, and 24 feature films. [1175.37]
May 1
  • The NBC TV network airs NBC All-Disney Night at the Movies featuring That Darn Cat and Bear Country. [388.139]

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May 26
  • Buena Vista releases the live-action feature film Escape From the Dark to theaters in Great Britain. [23] [228.293] [370.314]
June 20
  • The River Country water park opens at Walt Disney World. [5] [120.22] [210.18] [237.47] [501.472] [1342.36] (1977 [22])
(month unknown)
  • The TV show Happy Birthday Donald Duck airs. [1378.45]
  • Disneyland welcomes its 150 millionth guest. [26.27]
  • Disney releases the 16-mm film Your Career: Your Decision for educational use. It is part of the Questions! / Answers? series. it includes sequences from the film Ballerina. [23] [501.628]
  • Bulova introduces an Accutron Mickey Mouse watch for US$150. [230.68]
  • Disney releases the live-action 16-mm film Death: How Can You Live With It? for educational use. It is part of the "Questions! / Answers?" series. It includes sequences from the film Napoleon and Samantha. [23] [1378.178]
  • Disney releases the 16-mm film Being Right: Can You Still Lose? for educational use. It is part of the "Questions! / Answers?" film series. It includes sequences from the film Ride a Wild Pony. [23] [1378.69]
  • Disney releases the 16-mm film Prejudice: Hatred or Ignorance?. it is part of the Questions!/Answers? series. [23] [228.399]
  • Disney releases the 16-mm Questions!/Answers? series film Ambition: What Price Fulfillment?. It uses sequences from the film Third Man on the Mountain. [23] [1378.26]
  • A private Victorian railcar joins the Lilly Belle train in Disneyland. [20]
  • Card Walker proposes the idea for a European theme park. [1] [14]
  • Card Walker assumes the role of Chief Executive Officer. [108.12]
  • Card Walker appoints Ron Miller as head of film production at the studio. [14] [108.12,23]
  • Disney releases the animated film compilation Donald and Mickey to theaters in Japan. [23]
  • Disney releases the animated film compilation Donald Duck Fun Festival to theaters in Denmark. [23]
  • Disney re-releases the film Dumbo to theaters. [25] [228.154]
  • Disney re-releases the film Peter Pan to theaters. [25] [228.385]
  • Les Clark retires from the Disney studios, after working since 1927. [96.11] [194.168] (1975 [228.94] [1371.2])
  • Disney re-releases the film Blackbeard's Ghost to theaters. [228.59]
  • A new office building at the Disney Studio is named the Roy O. Disney Building. [228.127]
  • Disney re-releases to theaters the film Follow Me, Boys!. The film's length is 107 minutes, cut from the original 131. [228.190]
  • The name of the Hills Brothers Coffee House in Disneyland changes to Maxwell House Coffee House. [228.235]
July 7
  • Buena Vista Distribution releases the Walt Disney Productions live-action feature film Gus is to theaters in the US. The film is based on the book by Ted Key. [23] [80.64] [111.320] [228.222] [370.314] [379.128]
July 9
  • Buena Vista releases the live-action feature film Treasure of Matecumbe to theaters. The film is based on the novel A Journey to Matecumbe by Robert Lewis Taylor. [23] [49.276] [85.314] [111.327] [370.141] [501.570] (August [379.368])
July
  • Disney releases the 16-mm educational live-action film Filming Nature's Mysteries. [23] [228.184]
  • Disney releases the 16-mm film compilation Creative Film Adventures, No. 1. It includes segments from One Day on Beetle Rock, The Three Caballeros, and Mars and Beyond. [23] [1378.161]
  • Disney releases the 16-mm film compilation Creative Film Adventures, No. 2. It includes segments from Wynken, Blynken, and Nod, Perri, and Clair de Lune. [23] [1378.161]
July 25
  • The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, entitled Superstar Goofy. [501.531]
September 6
  • The America on Parade show ends at Walt Disney World. It completed more than 1200 performances to a total audience of 25 million people. [4] [939.130] [1378.27]
September 12
  • The America on Parade parade ends at Disneyland. [1378.27]
September
  • Disney releases the live-action film The Reunion for educational use. [23] [501.469]
October
  • The "Winnie the Pooh for President Day" event is held at Disneyland. [501.616]
October 16
  • The NBC TV network airs NBC All-Disney Saturday Night at the Movies featuring The Great Locomotive Chase and Nikki, Wild Dog of the North. [389.170]
October 31
  • The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, entitled The Secret of Old Glory Mine. [501.491]
November 1
  • The NBC TV network airs NBC All-Disney Night at the Movies featuring The Absent Minded Professor and Hurricane Hannah. [388.139]
November 28
  • The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, entitled Disney's Greatest Dog Stars. [228.140]
(month unknown)
  • The Fantasy on Parade Christmas parade makes its last run (until 1980) at Disneyland. [228.174]
December 6
  • The TV special Christmas in Disneyland with Art Carney airs, featuring Sandy Duncan and Glen Campbell. [1300.137] [1378.135] (December 8 [389.53]) (\iChristmas in Disneyland\i [386.92] [389.53])
December 11
  • The NBC TV network airs NBC All-Disney Saturday Night at the Movies featuring Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. and Nature's Half Acre. [389.170]
December
  • The Jungle Cruise at Disneyland is expanded with seven new scenes and 31 figures, including "Gorillas in Camp". [9] [228.269]
  • The Hills Bros. Coffee House and Coffee Garden at Disneyland closes. [1300.208]
  • The Town Square Café opens in Town Square at Disneyland. [1300.430]
December 17
  • Buena Vista premieres the live-action feature film Freaky Friday in Los Angeles. Charlene Tilton has her feature film debut. [15] [228.195] [232.48] [370.314]
December 18
  • Buena Vista releases the live-action feature film The Shaggy D.A. to theaters. The film is a sequel to the 1959 film The Shaggy Dog. [17] [80.118] [230.30] [370.159,314] [501.493] (December 25 [379.308])

End of 1976. Next: 1977.

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